# Accident 19751017035399A: Piper PA28140, Yankton, SD, October 17, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1975
- Place: Yankton, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.8898° N, 97.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yankton, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8898&lon=-97.3927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8303R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 72 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76AK028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751017035399A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PIC DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION FROM FLYING ACFT RESULTING IN UNWANTED DESCENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC76AK028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK028), Oct 17, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N8303R), Yankton, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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